• J Hosp Med · Oct 2020

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    Hospital Care of Opioid-Exposed Newborns: Clinical and Psychosocial Challenges.

    • Neera K Goyal and Jennifer McAllister.
    • Department of Pediatrics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    • J Hosp Med. 2020 Oct 1; 15 (10): 613-618.

    AbstractIn the past two decades, the incidence of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) has risen fivefold, mirroring the rise of opioid use disorder (OUD) among pregnant women. The resulting increases in length of stay and neonatal intensive care utilization are associated with higher hospital costs, particularly among Medicaid-financed deliveries. Pregnant women with OUD require comprehensive medical and psychosocial evaluation and management; this combined with medication-assisted treatment is critical to optimize maternal and newborn outcomes. Multidisciplinary collaboration and standardized approaches to screening for intrauterine opioid exposure, evaluation and treatment of NAS, and discharge planning are important for clinical outcomes and may improve maternal experience of care.

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